Rob Ratta became the third-generation owner of his family’s septic and portable restroom business started by his grandfather in the 1950s when he took over the company in 2005. Over the years the company persevered through economic roller coasters, growing pains, the pandemic, labor shortages and occasional challenging family dynamics.
Rob runs R.M. Ratta Corp. with his wife Jen out of a 2.2-acre property in Ayer, Massachusetts. Other family members include his cousin Fred Ehwa, who’s been there since they were children, and Jen’s brother, Matt Robinson who’s been with them 30 years. The Rattas’ son Jack (18) is getting more
